I've been struggling with finding a sense of self lately, so it's good to know other people are thinking about it as well.
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Originally Posted by Seeker
Life is not a meaning
It is an experience
There are no guarantees
There is no security
Nothing to rely upon
But the experience itself
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I agree with this. I figure that if there is a meaning to life I don't know it and am probably missing the point. I've accepted that all I know is my experience and my thoughts. I suppose I am all that I know and feel and nothing more.
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Originally Posted by Seeker
Can I also ask, how do people who come from the evolutionary perspective deal with 'the middle bit'? What's important to you?
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I have accepted that evolution is how we've become homo sapiens, and I have no need or want for a God in my life. So instead of following what a God or a Pope or a devine authority suggests, I just try to be as good as I can, by my own standards, and I figure that will take me as far as I need.
As for what's important to me, I try to make sure I preserve the health of planet Earth, I try hard to be kind and good, I find a partner to love and wish for others to do the same. Family, good will, charity, perserverence, and love is what is important to me. Just because I believe in evolution doesn't make me that much different from those who follow the Christian faith. I just don't have a God or a codebook, and I don't feel guilty when I go against what the "devine authority" says.